. >>> "saturday night live" announced jay farrell will take over from fred arm son in the key roll of impersonating the president. the show prepares for its season opener this weekend. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and now here is your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,333 after adding nine points yesterday. the s&p was up three and the nasdaq gained nine. taking a look overseas, the nikkei nudged up 35 points. in hong kong the hang seng lost 27. stocks ended wednesday pretty much where they started as caution set in ahead of the fed's big announcement this afternoon. markets ticked higher early in the day after germany's high court cleared the way for europe's central bank to prop up spain and italy's cash strapped economies. those early gaintion quickly faded as investors shifted their attention to the fed. many investors are banking on ben bernanke to announce a fresh round of stimulus. >>> apple got a 1% boost out of the launch of the iphone 5. chesapeake energy is buying breathing room from its $14 billion debt load wi